COLOR THEORY FIU | Interior Architecture | Patricia Villafane
CON TENTS
M.1 Who am I? M.2 Color + Culture M.3 Color + Theory M.4 Color + Rhythm M.5 Color + Perception M.6 Color + Environment M.7 Color + Balance M.8 Color + Emphasis M.9 Color + Balance M.10 Color + Variety M.11 Color + Variety
M.1
Who am I?
I am a college student pursuing a Masters in Interior Architecture. I am inspired my my desire to create what makes others excited and what makes me proud. I find life exciting and take joy in the simple things in life. What can never fail to make me smile?
HELLO
Dogs Ice Cream Flowers Crocheting Balloons Bright Lipstick Stickers Singing Christmas Music Fluffy blankets
I was born in Miami and have lived here my whole life. I come from a mixed background of Colombian and Navajo cultures. Surprisingly, the only language I have managed to learn is English. During my first year of college I asked myself what I wanted to practice as a career. I was torn between many interest. None of which were related to each other at all. Design was always something that popped up constantly. However I never really saw myself as an architect. That is until I knew about Interior Architecture. I didn’t know it was a career until I passed through PCA on the way to class. It was then that I had the chance to learn about what interior architecture was and finally discover the path I had been looking for.
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BACKGROUND
M.2
Color + Culture
M.2 Color + Culture
THE NAVAJO NATION MY CULTURE
MY CULTURE Jet, North Hesperus Peak, Earth, Holy Man, the Black Body, tobacco, Night, Death, The First World, Monster Slayer Turquoise, South Mount Taylor, Water, Holy Boy, the Blue Body, beans, Day, youth, The Second World, Born for Water Abalone, West San Fransisco Peaks, Air, Holy Woman, the Yellow Body, Squash, Dusk, maturity, The Third World, Changing Woman White Shell, East Blanca Peak, Earth, Holy girl, the White Body, Corn, Dawn, Birth, The Fourth World, Changing Woman Spiritality the Afterlife
In Navajo traditions the number four hold great significance. That number connects our people to the creator. The four most important colors to Navajo cultural and spiritual beliefs are black, blue, yellow, and white. While they have numerous meanings and symbols depending on the context in which it is used, these colors are a link to the Navajo belief of creation. First Man, our creator, placed four stones at the four directions. These stones where jet, white shell, turquoise, and abalone. He blew on the stones, growing the first hogan from which the Earth was formed. He then erected the four sacred mountains which define the Navajo homeland. The First Man took earth from the North, light from the East, water from the South, and air from the West to create Holy People. The Holy People created people and instructed them in how to live in harmony and balance with the Navajo Mother, Earth. This is one of the stories of Navajo creation. These colors are also used to represent the Four Bodies. They are the guards who watch over the food, the life cycle, the passage of day, four rivers, the four worlds which First Man journeyed, the original clans, among other things. In Navajo culture, these colors are used in ceremonies, weaving, sand paintings, jewelry, and prayer. They are used to tell stories of our past and present, communicating our nation’s spiritual beliefs.
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THE NAVAJO NATION
THAILAND
Sunday Sun Hindu God Surya Monday Moon Hindu God Chandra Tuesday Mars Hindu God Mangala Wednesday Day Mercury Hindu God Budha Wednesday Night Hindu God Rahu Thursday Jupiter Hindu God Brihaspati Friday Venus Hindu God Shukra Saturday Saturn Hindu God Shani
In Thailand, the significance of colors are present in everyday life. Every day has a specific color. The streets are filled with color. Even the most average things are exploding with color. The significance of color stems from Hindu beliefs. The Hindu Gods created celestial beings using living things wrapped in a color. Each God is said to protect a day of the week, and their associated color is the lucky color of the day. The day of the week one is born determines their lucky color. The current king was born on a Monday, and the queen was born on a Friday. With the Thailand flag, the king and queen’s flag is flown in their lucky colors. In businesses, colors can be used to signify they welcome all people, what days of the week they are open, or even just the love of color. The most important colors to Thailand are yellow and orange. Thailand practices Theravada Buddhism. The most important colors to them are yellow and orange. They symbolize peace, meditation, and glory.
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THAILAND
M.9
Color + Theory
Color Theory is the study and practice of principles to understand colors relationship with one another. It is a subject that is always updating Light is the essence of color. They work together in a space and should be considered together when making lighting and color decisions. 3 properties of light commonly effect the design Reflection Diffraction Refrection
There are multiple color systems that can be applied to design. There is no perfect system that is the best. Theory
M.4
Color + Rhythm
SIR DAVID ADJAYE
David Adjaye was born in Tanzania. His father was a diplomat and as a result, Adjaye live in many countries of Africa and the Middle East. He studied at London South Bank and received his Masters in Architecture at the Royal College of Art. Adjaye’s lifestyle exposed him to numerous cultures and their architecture. These travels and his wheelchair bound brother are the influences for his designs.
Whitechapel Idea Store
The Dirty House
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
CONCEPT Libraries of the 21st century required a new approach to generate traffic. The design of the building emphasizes the idea of knowledge being accesible to the general public. The Whitechapel Idea Store is a “marketplace� of sharing knowledge. It is designed with the idea of people intereacting with each other, to share knowledge, cultures, and coffee. Whitechapel High Street The height of the Idea Store references the corporate world of the city, yet the color pallet is derived from the colors of the market.The colors call to what belongs to the public
This coloring of the glass references colorful storefronts while casting shadows in the interior space.
In contrast to the exterior, the interior space is composed of warm hues. Timber frame is laquered to preserve a yellow hue. Rubber orange floor deviates from the classic terrazzo flooring of Victorian libraries. These colors create the lively feeling Adjaye aimed to create. The red hues create a lively atmosphere to facilitate communication and interacting. The space is balanced with lighter yellow hues, and the cool colored glass walls allow for one to relax in the same space.
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The exterior walls are characterized by green and blue colored glass. The striped pattern of the material references the market stall tents.
M.5
Color + Perception
A response to a color depends on the individual. The symbolisms and mansings of colors varies with each culture. Chromo Therapy: uses colored light and surfaces in an environment to cause a positive health benefit. Biases about color are a social construct. Color use in a space can effect the perception of its size, shape, volume, and mass. 3 Key concepts of perception
Color around the object Size of color area Surface Characteristics
M.6
Color + Environment
FILM SUMMARY
Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino, follows the intertwining stories of four Los Angelos criminals in a non chronological order. Its humor and light atmosphere are contrasted by the dark themes and strong violence of the movie. The movie’s color dull colour palette emphasizes the ironic normalization of violence and crime for these characters. Colours that interrupt the analogues color palettes are used to define the characters roles and personalities. Vincent and Jules are shown to be dangerous, although simple. Butch is revealed to be more violent and ambitious as his character develops. Mia, although a heavy drug user, adds purity and a brief peaceful moment for one character.
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SCENE ANALYSIS BEIGE Routine, Calm, DULL RED Mundane, Middle class BLACK Danger, Power, Control, Serious GOLD Wealth,Value, Marsellus
EZEKIEL 25:17
Jules and Vincent are workers for Marsellus, a dangerous crime lord. These two men display a nonchalant attitude towards the violence and crimes they are involved with. The dull, analogous setting creates a calm, normal atmosphere despite the dark themes. The dull red is present in spaces used by poor and middle class people. The men in crisp black suits distrupt the dull palette. Their silver gun is cast in a black shadow, enforcing the idea that black symbolizes danger and power over their victims. The gold items are associated as being related to Marsellus, symbolizing wealth.
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SCENE ANALYSIS
BOXERS DON’T HAVE AN OLD TIMERS DAY
BLOOD RED Violence, Danger, Blood, Anger GOLD Wealth, Marsellus, Value, Payment
This scene introduces Butch, a boxer being paid by Marsellus to throw a match. Gold light is present throughout the movie as every scene indirectly involves Marsellus and his wealth. This scene, the first where Marsellus is present, is cast in a red light, that is the same saturation and hue as the blood present when someone is killed or when Mia overdoses on Heroin. It is associated with violence in this movie. Although Jules and Vincent murder, they are quick and painless. Butch unknowingly beats his opponent to death, shoots Vincent without question, plows his car into Marsellus, and attacks those raping Marcellus with a sword. Marsellus, the crime lord of the movie, issues for his rapist to be tortured to death. These two men are shown to execute the most violent, painful deaths. All scenes with a similar violent red light, involve both these characters.
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SCENE ANALYSIS YOU NEVER CAN TELL FIRE RED Bold, Lively, Fun, Radical BEIGE Purity, Friend, Kindness BLUE Calm, Peaceful
Vincent is instructed to take care of Mia, the wife of Marsellus, for the night. They go to the restaurant Jack Rabbit Slims for the more light hearted scene of the movie. Mia, dressed in white, is not the traditional pure lady. She is the one to convince Vincent to dance and have fun, causing a “pure” non-violent action. The blue in this scene is the most saturated blue seen in the movie. It’s dark, saturated quality reinforces the peacefulness of the scene. The bright red accents are lively and bold, like Mia’s personality. This is the one scene with an absence of the color yellow, as crimes for the sake of wealth are not committed.
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M.7
Color + Balance
Balance is when two different hues are percieved to have a similar visual weight. Key Factors for Color Balance: The amount of Color used Number of different colors Visual weight of colors Location of colors within the space
3 types of balance: Symmetry Asymmetry Radial Balance
Balance can be achieved through: Value Contrast Hue Balance Intensity contrast Size of color Area
The location of the color is essential to achieving balance. The color can focus one on specific design elements.
M.9
Color + Balance
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study PROPORTIONS
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M.11
Color + Variety
PANDORA
Pandora Radio is an internet streaming services that allows you to listen to computer-generated playlists based on an artist, song, or genre. Using the Music Genome Project, which finds the relations between songs, Pandora is able to recommend new songs to their users. Pandora provides and promises one the of the largest internet radio to the tailored to an individuals’ wants.
DISCUSSION The New York office of Pandora Radio is designed to be visually stimulating and fluid. A variety of textures is experienced though the use of rough concrete, wood, glass. Disks and wood slats on the wall add to the visual physical texture of the space. The lines of this project exhibit verticality in the columns, and wood slats depicting images that change with one’s perspective. String horizontal line are present in the stairs and entry, serving as a place of rest to be introduced to the energy of the design. The space is made of rectangular forms, contrasted by circular instillations and patterns. Patterns are found throughout the project in the grain of the wood, the wood slabs, the disk instillation, and the dot graphic pattern.
Variety of visual and physical texture
Variety of visual and physical texture
Rectangular forms and circular disks
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